Aria Pro II Precision Bass Copy

1978 aria pro II precise bass.japan-matsumoku made. traditional fender set up.loud and warm passive pickups.maple neck.body ash with red pickguard.

great sounding bass. no hum. big low end. i play through ampeg br2(450 watts) with ampeg 2x10 cab.great for the classic rock,reggae, country i play.

low action, no buzz, great set up. looks great except for a couple of road marks on back and side.

had a wire to the input break recently. had a backup. always have a backup. otherwise i think it will outlast me. solid bass.

30 years old. need i say more.

i've been playing for 25 years. i own two other active g&l basses.4 and a 5 string.this thing smokes them both. no battery! i've been waiting for this guitar my whole life. if you find one buy it. it will inspire you.

Aria "Precise" Bass, this is a good copy of a Fender Jazz Bass actually, 2 passive pups, narrow nut etc. Solid Body, probably ash, maple neck, r/wood fingerboard. 2x vol 1xtone, you know the stuff. 4 Strings. 20 Frets. This was made in 1978 by Matsumoku in Japan. Y'know a JB is a JB-- whaddaya want for features-- It has block inlay and a bound neck.

It suits my music. Mainly it gets played through qa Selmer T'n'B SV 100 (did I say LOUD) and a Carlsbro reflex cab. Not noisy. Warm sound, plenty growl, plenty top if you want it. Very versatile actually, more so than my old Fender P-Bass. I can't find any fault with the sound-- the pups are great.

This was 25 yars old when I got it so I doubt this section is relevant. If you're buying a used one of these you need to give it a good once-over-- some people have a habit of taking their old bass and shoving it in the loft with the heavyweight flatwound strings tuned up and 15 years later the neck looks like a banana, so watch out. It's an especial problem with old Jap basses that people thought for ages weren't worth much-- now they're collectable.

Built like a tank, er, a Fender. It'll stand anything you can throw at it. Everything is very well made as you'd expect.

Er, no comment. Made in 1978, remember?

Me? I've been playing since 1968. Most of my other stuff is guitars, also a mando, several fiddles and a lute. Couple of African drums cos I do a bit of percussion too. Oh and there's an organ in the garage I'll get rounf to fixing some day. If it were lost or stolen I'd be upset--it would be tough to get something as good now, unless I bought a US or Jap Fender, which would cost real money. Share? Yeah, if you see one buy it.

Aria Pro II Precise Bass. Solid Construction w/ maple neck and open key tuners. P-bass one-pickup split construction. This is Burgundy/ red/white/red laminate pick guard with volume & tone knobs, Full scale neck with black position markers and medium wide neck and black position markers. GOOD NECK and big tuners. I don't know what country it was manufactured in but late 70's early 80's Japanese I think. This is not a "cheap" copy...... well built!

Pretty much a P-Bass sound!! Not really noisy and the stock PU is as good as any thing Fender is putting in its' second-tier basses today.

Who knows? 20+ years old, but the tuning keys are SOLID and STABLE

I bought this Bass already "beat up." The previous owner didn't have much respect for this instrument as evidenced by a couple of deep hack marks. However the gouges reveal at least 6 coats of paint/finish. This Bass is gigging now and is rock-solid reliable. It has taken a serious beating physically and still rocking!

I have No idea. We are talking old Jap Bass here!

I have been playing for 30 years. Primary instrument is guitar, but I have been playing Bass as well for 25 years. for a P-bass this is as good as any current Jap/Mex Fender out there! They just don't make instruments with this kind of materials for this price! In fact, I don't even know if you can but a solid wood Bass for less than $750 nowdays.

Korean made, basically the Pro II equivalent of a p-bass with thinner horns, slightly offset waist and the four in-line "Pro II" headstock. Sunburst finish, maple neck and fingerboard, sealed tuners, standard 4-saddle bridge. 1 rather generic sounding split pickup. Simple but functional.

I was playing blues/classic rock at the time and I could get all the basic tones out of it. An aftermarket pickup would have greatly improved the sound, however.

The action was good, I never changed it. I don't even think I ever put new strings on it. I got it as a utility instrument to take to jam sessions and practice, so if it had required too much work I wouldn't have gotten it in the first place.

Built like a rock. I didn't even have a case for it. I just threw it in the front seat of my car and off I went. I took it some gigs as a backup but never had to use it.

Never dealt with 'em.

I bought it from a friend of mine who wanted to buy a distortion pedal. Eventually I traded it in on some guitar tuning machines and a soundhole pickup. It was great to have something that you could lug around and not worry about but still played and sounded fairly good. For $50 bucks it was a real bargain. I could have upgraded the pickup but that would have defeated the original purpose.